Neal Auction Louisiana Purchase 2015

Additional information at www.nealauction.com 113 653. Georgian Brass‑Banded Mahogany Peat Bucket , 19th c., hammered brass handle, h. 7 3/7 in., w. 16 in., d. 15 in. $300/500 654. William IV Rosewood Sarcophagus‑Form Tea Caddy , early 19th c., Neoclassical paint decoration, lion mask and ring handles, interior fitted with 2 lidded compartments and mixing bowl, ivory ball feet, h. 8 in., w. 13 in., d. 7 1/2 in. $400/600 655. Regency‑Style Carved Mahogany Two Pedestal Dining Table , reeded top, turned pedestals, reeded sabre legs; one leaf, h. 29 3/4 in., closed l. 77 7/8 in., open l. 101 3/4 in., w. 44 7/8 in. $1200/1800 656. Pair of Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain “Hawk” Plates , mid‑18th c., central roundels enclosing birds on branches, brown‑banded wide rims with landscape and flower cartouches on dense floral grounds, dia. 10 3/8 in. $800/1200 Provenance: Sallea Antiques, New Canaan, CT, 2010. 657. Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain “Maria Sibylla Merian” Botanical Plate , 18th c., central iris and peony sprays with caterpillars and a butterfly, cavetto and wide rim with floral bands, dia. 9 in. $500/700 Provenance: Sallea Antiques, New Canaan, CT, 2010. 658. Near Pair of Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Plates , early 18th c., central floral scroll roundels encircled by dense bands of flower heads and leaves, wide rims with floral sprays, bases with “fantasy” Kangxi marks, dia. 9 1/2 in. and 9 3/4 in. $1000/1500 Provenance: Sallea Antiques, New Canaan, CT, 2010.